Tumpek, Ferenc

Ferenc Tumpek is a Hungarian Master knife maker. He has been making handmade knives since 1975 and has been a full-time custom knife maker for many years. He is very well-known in Europe. Jager hunting magazine readers named him the 'Best Custom Hunting Knife Maker' in November 1997. Deutsche Jagd-Zeitung in August 1996 named him 'Top Quality Custom Knife Maker'. His folder and hunting knives were pictured on the Knife Mania magazine front page in the June 2001 issue. ST HUBERTUS magazine named him Master of Knives in June 2001. You will find him in most major European knife shows. He comes to the USA 1-2 times a year. His work is beautiful and the quality is on a par with many of our own master knife makers.